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this would not have prevented newtown. guess what the parents of newtown said, in this case, this background check would not have prevented it because he was able to get his guns from his mother, his mother's house. he didn't have to go to a gun show but a lot of others do. it might not have saved those 20 kids' lives but it could have saved lives at columbine. who knows how many massacres lie ahead of us. they say this is going to create a gun registry. as the president said, that's a big, fat lie. we've had background checks since 1994. and there's no gun registry. and the bill that manchin toomey legislation specifically prohibits keeping any of that information that you give in a background check specifically prohibits it. it is a great big lie. i'm telling you, this was a test. this was a test. the united states senate to be worth keeping the lights on and i think they prove that they're. >> no send the whole bunch of them home. 1-866-55-press. let's make one other point here. four democrats voted against this. and sh
this would not have prevented newtown. guess what the parents of newtown said, in this case, this background check would not have prevented it because he was able to get his guns from his mother, his mother's house. he didn't have to go to a gun show but a lot of others do. it might not have saved those 20 kids' lives but it could have saved lives at columbine. who knows how many massacres lie ahead of us. they say this is going to create a gun registry. as the president said, that's a big, fat...
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then families from newtown, connecticut, came to washington. and yesterday, the senate voted overwhelmingly, as a result of their lobbying the senate voted 68 to 31 to open debate on tough new gun safety legislation. let the debate begin. in other news did mitch mcconnell break the law by bringing senate staffers into his campaign meeting when they talked about ashley judd? we will ask melanie sloan, the head of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington. are a group of professional athletes ready to come out of the closet? >> the rumor. we will find out more about it from cindy boren from the washington post. and is texas ready to turn blue? boy, if it does, that will shake up american politics. we will ask the chair of the harris county, texas democratic party. all of that right here on the "full-court press" on current tv. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for rea
then families from newtown, connecticut, came to washington. and yesterday, the senate voted overwhelmingly, as a result of their lobbying the senate voted 68 to 31 to open debate on tough new gun safety legislation. let the debate begin. in other news did mitch mcconnell break the law by bringing senate staffers into his campaign meeting when they talked about ashley judd? we will ask melanie sloan, the head of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington. are a group of professional...
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it is not enough to get up and say newtown was a tragedy. that is a consensus view. but you need to take more steps and if, you know, my in-laws the delaware -- the fine, fine folks are convinced in fact, this is just a step down a path to taking away their gun. it is important to see -- >> bill: first of all what county in delaware do they live in? >> i can't go -- i'm not going to give you their street address. they are in northern delaware. >> bill: northern delaware. if they were in southern delaware, i would understand. harder to understand if they're in northern delaware. >> bill is the unofficial -- >> bill: the fact that -- also from northern delaware -- but also we had a house in southern delaware too. but i digress. the fact is that there are gun checks now at the gun stores. there is no gun registry, right? so no. maybe again, i would agree with you. the administration has done a good enough job explaining. so this argument doesn't stand up because if there's no gun registry with all of the gunshops, there won't be if we expand it to gun shows. >> this may
it is not enough to get up and say newtown was a tragedy. that is a consensus view. but you need to take more steps and if, you know, my in-laws the delaware -- the fine, fine folks are convinced in fact, this is just a step down a path to taking away their gun. it is important to see -- >> bill: first of all what county in delaware do they live in? >> i can't go -- i'm not going to give you their street address. they are in northern delaware. >> bill: northern delaware. if...
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. >> you not only have newtown but the newtown parents coming down here and personally leadplead with these united states senators showing unbelievable courage and even that is not enough to make a difference? >> in moments like this, i think you have a chance when you have real-life moments like these parents that are coming down. these are practiced politicians. they would rather be doing something else besides flying down here and remembering their lost children. i think that's why you have joe manchin and toomey. they say this is too important. i connect on a parent level, on a personal level not a on a political level. that's why you have those two leaders willing to at least move the ball down. people like us, i think, don't think this should be the first of 10 votes. >> a voice vote. move on to the hard one. this should be the easy one. but that is the nra strategy is don't give them an inch. so they fight to the death over an inch. it's been a political strategy that lapier and those guys follow all along. >> the last note i saw on this i think was on daily beast or daily call
. >> you not only have newtown but the newtown parents coming down here and personally leadplead with these united states senators showing unbelievable courage and even that is not enough to make a difference? >> in moments like this, i think you have a chance when you have real-life moments like these parents that are coming down. these are practiced politicians. they would rather be doing something else besides flying down here and remembering their lost children. i think that's...
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. >> bill: so on a couple of the shows, family members and parents of some of the victims at newtown expressed their frustration and disappointment at the fact that despite their pleas and despite their presence, the senate -- so many senator that voted voted against it. >> the mood at the senate last week was extremely emotional. i was outside the senate chamber immediately after they were all consoling each other, and harry reid and manchin and others came over and said hello, and tried to consult each one, one by one, and it was a very emotional moment for these people. but like i said it was similarly emotional for the dreamers two years ago and now they can have their day. >> bill: my latest column was posted on friday and is still up on our website at billpressshow.com. and we tweeted it out as well. my column, shame on the senate send them all home. maybe exaggerating to make point, but i certainly feel one of the most shameful moments in the history of the senate since i have been covering american politics. they did not rise to the occasion, at least not enough of the occasi
. >> bill: so on a couple of the shows, family members and parents of some of the victims at newtown expressed their frustration and disappointment at the fact that despite their pleas and despite their presence, the senate -- so many senator that voted voted against it. >> the mood at the senate last week was extremely emotional. i was outside the senate chamber immediately after they were all consoling each other, and harry reid and manchin and others came over and said hello, and...